Social Worker - Adults Multi-Disciplinary Team
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer – SEN Practitioner
Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child’s Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer – SEN Practitioner
Location: Peterborough
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)

Is it Time to Use Your Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, a young person in Peterborough is living in residential care and needs someone who can help them take the next step into a stable, nurturing home where they can heal and thrive.

This is part of a specialist therapeutic fostering programme, supporting children and young people in the cohort who need a secure family environment.

If you have experience supporting children and families or vulnerable adults through challenges, safeguarding concerns, or complex situations—you already have the skills to change a child’s future.

This role is not about simply providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, empathy, and the belief that life can get better.

To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Be 21 years of age or over

Have a spare, dedicated bedroom in your home

Have experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults (professionally or personally)

Be a British citizen or hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK

Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?

This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a protected family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.





This role offers you the chance to transform a child’s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.You’ve spent your career helping children with additional needs reach their potential. Now you could make an even bigger difference in a child’s life as a Foster Carer.

What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer

£62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays

Up to 28 days respite each year

Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development

Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support

Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model

Membership of The Fostering Network

Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers

Could This Be You?

We are looking for individuals or couples who:

Live in Peterborough or the surrounding area

Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person

Have experience supporting children with emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs in a residential care setting

Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning

Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)

Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child’s needs.

Please note – fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.

Is it Time for a Change?

This is your opportunity to use your teaching assistant skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.

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